The bill received 60 yeas and 4 nay votes in the Senate. It now moves on to the Brazilian lower house, the Chamber of Deputies. If the Chamber of Deputies modifies the bill, it will move back to the Senate for approval, according to the website Último Segundo.

In a press release, the National Federation of Journalists, one of the bill’s major supporters, celebrated the vote. “The Senate is absolutely in tune with public’s opinion regarding journalists, and took a step toward correcting this incomprehensible decision by the Court that eliminated requirements to practice the profession,” the statement read.

Not everyone was pleased with the Senate’s vote. Senator Aloysio Nunes argued that “the practice of journalism speaks directly to freedom of expression and thought and cannot be subject to any legal or constitutional requirement,” according to Estadão. The bill’s author, Senator Antonio Carlos Valadares, attributed criticism of the bill to media companies looking to hire reporters without a journalism degree at lower salaries.